Improvement in cartridge-loading implements



@.GREEN. Cartridge-Loading Implement.

N o.f213,985. Patented April 8,1879.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES GREEN, or ROCHESTER, NEW-YORK.

lMP-ROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-LOADING I-MPLEMENTS.

Specification formingl part of Letters Patent No. 213,985, dated April 8, 1879 5 application filed February 26, 1879.l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatl, CHARLES GREEN, of the'city of' Rochester, county of ;Monroe, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Instruments for Loading Cartridges; and I do hereby deelare thatlthe following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in'which- Figure l is a perspective view of theinstru ment thrown open for inserting the wads. Fig. 2 is a central verticalsection of the instrument closed for inserting the powder and shot. Fig. 3 is a section showing the device for removing the exploded cap. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the same device in theposition for recappin g the cartridge.

My Vimprovement vrelates to a portable or hand instrumentfor charging cartridges.

The 'invention consists, essentially, of the combination ,of 4two pivoted tubular sections, the lower one forming a cylinder to vreceive the cartridge to be charged, and provided at -its top with a beveled socket to receive the wads, and the upper one provided with a tubular spring-plunger, through which the powder and shot are poured, and by which the wads are'drivendown all as hereinafter more fully described. 'v

A B represent the two cylindrical and tubular sections of the instrument. e These may be made of ordinary brass or other tubing, and they are provided at their adjacent ends with horizontal anges a a, which are pivoted together at b by a screw or other means.

By this means it will be seen that the upper section may be turned ed or away from the lower one snfticiently to expose the opening in the lower section,`as shown in Fig. l. lt is gaged in its swinging movement in both di. rections by a pin,'c, which is inserted in the lower lange,and strikes against the upper one as the latter-is'turned.

The lower section, A, receives the empty can' tridge-shell C and is provided near its top with an interior shoulder, d, which forms a stop to the upper end of the shell. Above this, and at the 'top of the tube, is a beveled socket, j', of proper size'to receive the wads v and to compress them closely as they are driven down. Thissockctis open at the top to allow the wads to be inserted when the upper section is turned ofi", as shown in Fig. 1.

The upper tubular Sectio-11,13, contains atubular plunger, D, having a square enduat its bottom'for driving the wads, and funnel-mouth at 'its top to allow pouring of the powder and shot. It is surrounded by a lightcoiled spring. g, which holds it up in the upper section and allows the swinging ofthe upper part, as before described. This spring preferably rests in a tubular socket-piece, h, at the bottom, so that when the plunger is driven down the compressed spring will wholly enter said socket, and thereby be kept in place. The plungerv is kept from coming out of its'socket by a groove, t', which runs over a screw or pin, k, inserted from the socket-piece outside. The plunger may be made eitherof wood or metal.

The operation is as follows: The two sections A B being turned in line one over the other, the powder is lpoured in. at the top of the plunger and falls downinto the shell. The upper section of the Vinstrument'is then turned one side, as shown'in Fig. 1, and the wads are placed in the socket f. The upper section is then turned back, and a smart blow is struck upon the plunger, which drives the wads home on top of the powder. They are compressed in the beveled socket as they are driven downward; hence they fit tight in the shell. The shot are then turned in through the plunger on top of the wads, and the outer wads, which fit on top of the shot, are applied in the same way as those `over the powder, Vwhich completes thel operation.

This device beingof small Sizeand in portable form can be carried in the pocket, and the great facility with which shells are recharged by. it enables it to be used in the field, if necessary. y

It can 'be made of pieces of tubing, and is, therefore, very cheapmuch more so than those devices where'the parts vhave to be cast and iitted together. The pivoting of the sections together, so that they can be swung apart, enables. the wads to be inserted square in place, and the bevelin g ofthe wad-socket com presses the wads, so that when they aredriven into the shell they make a tight packing.

It is designed to make the plunger as close iitting to the tube in which it rests as possible, so` as to drive the w'ads down perfectly true. The hollow plunger also allows the powder and shot to be turned in, so that, as they fall in theshell, they lie level, so that the wads pack 'properly on top of them.

By the pivoting of l the two parts A B together, as described, and arranging one to turn ott' and away from the other, the wads can beinsertedwithout trouble, andtheplunger does not hanc to be laid aside, as in ordinary devices, Where the parts are separate. Great facility in action is thus secured, while the de- -vice is simple, in compact form. and very cheap.

E is a device for removing the exploded cap. It consists of two cylindrical ends, m m, and a central enlarged shoulder, fn, between them. At one end is a projecting point or spur, p.-

The device can be fitted, either` end, in the 'end of the tubular plunger D. G is a block for receiving the base of the cartridge, and provided with a hole, s, which comes beneath the cap.

By placing the device E with the point p projecting downward, as shown in Fig. 3, and

striliin g a smart bloirr on the plunger, the point p will be forced downward, and will drive the exploded cap through the,v hole s. By chang-l ing ends of the device E, the blunt end out- Ward, it may be used for pressing the new cap in piace, as shown in Iiig. 4.

I am aware that cartridge-fillers having an opening in the side, beneath the plunger, for

inserting the wads,are well known; also, can.

tridge-llers having an open cylinder, with a plunger resting free above said cylinder; also, cartridge-llers having a slide with wad-openings resting between the cylinder and plunger. Such devices I donot claim.

In a cartridge-leader, the combination of the two cylindrical sections A B, pivoted togather to allow the upper section to swing o fromithe lower one, the upper section containing Kthe tubular plunger D, and the lower section provided with a wad-socket, f, resting above the chamber containing the shell, as herein shown and described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence 'of two subscribing witnesses.

CEAS. GREEN.

Witnesses:

R. F. OsGooD, E. E. WHITE. 

